{"id":1030,"date":"2012-11-23T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/tippling\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2012-11-29T08:57:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T08:57:11","slug":"comparative-mythology-using-evidence-against-the-biblical-flood-for-the-biblical-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skepticink.com\/tippling\/2012\/11\/23\/comparative-mythology-using-evidence-against-the-biblical-flood-for-the-biblical-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparative mythology – using evidence against the Biblical flood FOR the biblical flood."},"content":{"rendered":"

So, check this interesting visual out from a Creationist website:<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0D = Destruction by Water<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\nG = (God) Divine Cause<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\nW = Warning Given<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\nH = Humans Spared<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\nA = Animals Spared<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\nV = Preserved in a Vessel<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n01 Australia- Kurnai<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n02 Babylon- Berossus’ account<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n03 Babylon- Gilgamesh epic<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n04 Bolivia- Chiriguano<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n05 Borneo- Sea Dayak<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n06 Burma- Singpho<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n07 Canada- Cree<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n08 Canada- Montagnais<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n09 China- Lolo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n10 Cuba- original natives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n11 East Africa- Masai<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n12 Egypt- Book of the Dead<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n13 Fiji- Walavu-levu tradition<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n14 French Polynesia- Raiatea<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n15 Greece- Lucian’s account<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n16 Guyana- Macushi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n17 Iceland- Eddas<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n18 India- Andaman Islands<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n19 India- Bhil<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n20 India-Kamar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n21 Iran- Zend-Avesta<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n22 Italy- Ovid’s poetry<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n23 Malay Peninsula- Jekun<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n24 Mexico- Codex Chimalpopoca<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n25 Mexico- Huichol<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n26 New Zealand- Maori<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n27 Peru- Indians of Huarochiri<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n28 X . Russia- Vogul<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n29 U.S.A. (Alaska)- Kolusches<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n30 U.S.A. (Alaska)- Tlingit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nW<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n31 U.S.A. (Arizona)- Papago<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\nG<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n32 U.S.A. (Hawaii)- legend of Nu-u<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n33 Vanualu- Melanesians<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n34 Vietnam- Bahnar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\n.<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nV<\/span><\/td>\n35 Wales- Dwyfan\/Dwyfan legend<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n32<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTotal Occurrences out of 35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now, this information effectively shows that the motif of a divine global flood is commonplace, both predating and postdating the biblical account. Christians use this as evidence for a global flood, and then use the fact of a global flood to narrow down to the biblical one.<\/p>\n

The problems with this are legion:<\/p>\n

1) Many flood accounts predate the biblical flood<\/p>\n

2) All geological evidence points away from a global flood<\/p>\n

3) All paleontological evidence points away from a global flood<\/p>\n

4) All genetic analyses of organisms and their geographical distribution point away from a global flood<\/p>\n

etc etc<\/p>\n

So the real problem for proponents of \u00a0a global flood thesis is the refutation of counter-evidence and the establishment of positive evidence. The fact that other cultures have similar myths is not evidence. Not at all. There are witches and goblins, magic and whatnot in all cultures. This does not make the stories containing them any the more true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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